From: s.mcmullin@spam-die-die-dieprimus.ca   
      
   I saw it in theatres, and was very disappointed (what a waste of ten bucks).   
   However, it does provoke a lot of postmodern discussions.   
      
   Rei Toei - I thought of that as well!  The resemblance is a little uncanny,   
   isn't it?  Incidentally, _Idoru_ would make an interesting movie.   
      
   Here's a question - when will the first virtual actor make his/her debut?   
   Any predictions?  I personally give it, say, three to five years...   
      
   "Omixochitl"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns93F9EC4824CB1idtoken@130.133.1.4...   
   > OK, so I finally downloaded this one the other day.  Anybody else seen it?   
   > I'd take back my "Matrix 2 is the first cyberpunk chick flick" statement   
   > earlier, except I'm not quite sure if this counts as cyberpunk and/or   
   chick   
   > flick.   
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   > Anyway, random thoughts:   
   > - The premise reminded me a *lot* of Gibson's _Idoru_, except everybody   
   > knew Rei Toei wasn't flesh and blood.   
   > - And except this one wasn't much punk.   
   > - Pretty low key art film, even though it's mostly about hype.  Not bad.   
   > :)   
   > - Yeah, it's a movie about moviemaking, but there's enough other stuff to   
   > keep it interesting.   
   > - Funny at times, especially the concert scene (the music's lame until you   
   > realize just which song it is).   
   > - Very sentimental, so maybe it could count as a chick flick - except the   
   > main chick isn't even a character the way Rei is, so maybe it couldn't.   
   > - Clever twist at the ending.   
   > - Laney's a 14-year-old preppy in preppy clothes for 99% of the film.   
   Then   
   > in her hacker scene all of a sudden she's in a shiny black jacket*.   
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   > * but not a tight one; probably would be tight on a taller adult actress   
      
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